easy money
noun
money obtained with a minimum of effort.
money obtained by deception, fraud, artifice, etc.
Origin of easy money
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Words nearby easy money
Example sentences from the Web for easy money
Together, these easy-money policies helped stop the panic, created the conditions for growth, and reflated the credit markets.
Havin' got in with the easy-money bunch by a fluke in the first place, he wa'n't a man who could come back.
Shorty McCabe on the Job |Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for easy money
easy money
noun
money made with little effort, sometimes dishonestly
commerce
money that can be borrowed at a low interest rate
Idioms and Phrases with easy money
easy money
Money obtained readily, with little effort and, often, illegally. For example, Winning the lottery—that's easy money! or I was wary of making easy money with the insider tips I'd been given. [c. 1900] Also see fast buck.